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No. 6l3,263. Patented Nov. I, I898.

I A. E. C. GILMOUH. SOAP HOLDING ATTACHMENT.

(Application filed July 8, 1897.)

(N0 Model.)

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directly over the end '3 of the faucet.

NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALFRED E. C. GILMOUR, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO HENRY A. LAMB, OF SAME PLACE.

SOAP-HOLDING ATTACHMENT;

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 613,263, dated. November 1, 1898.

Application filed July 8, 1897. Serial No. 643,923. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALFRED E. O. GILMOUR, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Soap-Holding Attachments, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to attachments for pipes or faucets, and particularly to soapholding attachments designed to be connected to pipes or faucets and to furnish a solution of soap directly therefrom and at the same time permit pure Water to be drawn from the faucet, if desired; and my present invention is an improvement upon the invention shown and described in the patent granted to me January 28, 1896, and numbered 553,751.

My invention consists in the novel means provided for obtaining soap solution or pure water at will, in the novel means employed for clamping together the soap receptacle or holder and cover for same, and for forming a water-tight joint between said cover and the faucet-holding attachment. Further, to provide a simple means for firmly securing the soap-holding attachment to the faucet. These and other advantages will be more fully set forth in the following specification, and such features believed to be novel particularly pointed out in the claims.

To enable others to understand my invention, reference is had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 represents a side elevation of my improved soap-holding attachment, broken view of a faucet-spout, and dotted view of the soap-holding receptacle thrown around to permit clear water to pass through the faucet. Fig. 2 is an upper plan View of the attachment. Fig. 3 is central sectional view of the attachment through line as of Figs. 1 and 2. Figs. 4 and 5 show modified constructions.

Its construction and operation are as follows:

1 is an attachment-support adapted to embrace aspout, faucet,pipe, or other liquid-discharging device. 2 is a rubber bushing placed within the said support and adapted to fit 4: is a taper head on the lower end of said rubber bushing, whose purpose will hereinafter be more fully explained.

5 is a clamping-screw carried by support 1, and on the inner end of this screw is the clamping-shoe 6, adapted to partially embrace the rubber bushing and securely hold the said support to the faucet, tube, or other like discharge-outlet.

7 is the soap-holding receptacle, and 8 is the cover therefor. This cover has the central tapered .depression 9 to engage with the tapered head at of the rubber bushing, whereby not only a tight joint is made between said cover and the faucet, but this head also prevents the accidental withdrawal of the rub ber bushing from the support 1. At the bot tom of this depression is the perforated diaphragm 10, through which the water passes in fine jets to the interior of the soap-receptacle. per part of the cover and at the mouth of the larger depression 9 to admit the flanged portion 12 of the support 1.

13 is a locking-lever pivotally supported in the pin 14 of the upper surface of the cover, whose projecting lip 13 is adapted to engage with the flange 12 of support 1 and securely lock the soap-holding attachment to the said.

support and at the same time make a tight joint between the before-mentioned rubber bushing and the cover.

The cover 8 has the skirt 8 overhanging the upper part of the soap-receptacle 7. 15 is a longitudinal slot in such skirt, and 16, Figs. 1 and 2, is a pin attached to said receptacle to engage such slot. The depression 17 in the beading 8 of said skirt serves as means whereby said pin is released from the slot 15 when necessary to swing the soap-holder around. The mechanism necessary to accomplish this consists of the ears 18, projecting from the support 1, which ears carry the pin 19. 20 is a hinged projection rising rigidly from the cover 8 and having the slot 21, adapted to loosely embrace the pin 19.- This slotted hinge projection may be made of wire or other suitable material.

The mechanism necessary to open the soapreceptacle, so as to replenish or cleanse the same, consists of the horizontal slot 22, Fig.

11 is a shallower depression in the up- 3. In the skirt 8 and 23 is a wire loop whose upper end is bent at right angles to its vertical portion, which angular end is embraced by said slot to form a hinge portion and is secured to the soap-receptacle, while the lower end of this loop is secured to the bottom edge or discharge-mouth of said receptacle.

7 is a concentric depression formed in the side of the soap-receptacle to admit the large perforated diaphragm 24, through which the solution is discharged from the receptacle.

The construction of the modification shown at Figs. at and 5 is as follows: 25 is a clampsupport adapted to embrace the end of a pipe or faucet, which support is split both vertically and horizontally on opposite sides to give it elasticity and having the ears 26 at the side of the slits through which the clamping-screws 27 pass to draw the sides of said support together to secure it to the faucet. 2 is a rubber packing ring or bushing and is placed within the metal clamp-support to receive the spout of the faucet. The top or cover 8 is provided with the socket-shaped top 28 to receive the lower end of the support 25, between which top-and clamped bushing is placed the packing-washer 2S, and such top is also provided with the 'ears 29 20 to embrace the locking-lever 30 and the projection 31 of said support. '2 is a pin passing through the ears 29 and projection 31, whereby the cover 8 is pivotally connected with said support. The locking-lever 30 is pivotally supported on the pin 33 of the ears 29, and such lever is adapted when thrown in the vertical position shown to engage with the lip 34 of the support 25, whereby the looking of the soap-receptacle in its normal position is eifected.

To retain the soap-receptacle in open position, the spring-catch 35 is attached to the cover of the soap-receptacle, so that when the locking-lever 30 is released from its contact with the lip 34 and the receptacle is swung around on its pivotal support 32 in the direction of arrow at the hole 36 in the spring-catch 35 will engage with the projecting end 27 of the clamping-screw 27 and retain the soap-receptacle in such open position. To release said receptacle, the springcatch is simply pressed to one side, permitting such receptacle to swing back.

In the modified construction just described the soap-receptacle 7* is detachably secured to the cover by means of the coarse rolled teeth 37.

38 is a passage-way through the clamp-support and socket-shaped top for the admission of water to the interior of the soap-receptacle.

It will be observed that (see Fig. 2) the support 1 is elongated, which is done both to make room for the shoe 6 and to accommodate for different sizes of faucet-nozzles.

The operation of the construction shown at Figs. 1, 2, and 3 is as follows: \Vhen clear water is needed, the lever 13 is turned sufficient to release its engagement with the flange 12 of the support 1 when all of that portion of the soap-holding attachment below such support is swung around into the dotted position shown at Fig. 1 and when it has reached its extreme outward position the slotted hinge projection will allow said attachment to drop sufficient to permit the upper end of such hinge projection to engage with the side of the support 1, and thereby form a leverage to support the said attachment in its vertical position. Raising the device until the end of the slot 21 reaches the pin 19 it can be swung into its normal position again and locked. As the object sought to be attained in hinging the soap attachment to the support is to provide ready means whereby such attachment can be temporarily removed from below the discharge-mouth of the faucet, so as to draw clear water and also to form a closer joint between the cover 8 and the head 4 of the rubber bushing 2 when the said attachment is swung around into its normal position and clamped, it is quite evident that the said attachment can be removed entirely when carried around into the dotted position shown at Fig. 1, and in order to do this a break or opening could be made in one side of the slotted projection 20 or in any other suitable way, so that the said attachment may be temporarily removed. However, as its removal would endanger its being lost or damaged it is desirable that it should remain connected in the manner substantially as shown. To gain access to the interior of the soap-receptacle 7 to replenish or cleanse the same, it is turned horizontally sufficient to release the pin 16 from its slot 15 and 17 when the said receptacle is swung on its wire support 23 in the direction of arrow 6, Fig. 3, whereupon the said wire support will pass through the slot 22 of the skirt 8 and turn outward, operating somewhat similar to the hinge projection for the whole attachment previously described. The wire support or hinge 23 serves also as means for gripping the soap-receptacle when the same is being horizontally turned, thus overcoming that tendency to slip in the hand when the outer surface is polished. This supportingwire need not extend to the lower end of the receptacle, but may be attached thereto, but higher up.

It will be observed that there is considerable diiference in the areas of the two perforated diaphragms 10 and 24, the upper one being much the smaller of the two. This feature is important, as the smaller one regulates the flow of the incoming water to the capacity of the soap-receptacle and its ability to discharge as fast as the water becomes thoroughly impregnated with the soap.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. An improvement in soap-holdin g attachments, consisting of a support adapted to be detachably secured to a faucet, tube or other like device, a soap-holding device hinged to said support and adapted thereby to swingto one side for the purpose described, means for securing it in an open position, for the purpose set forth.

2. An improvementin soap-holdin g attachments, consisting of a support adapted to be detachably secured to a faucet, tube or other like device, a soap-holding receptacle and its cover, said cover hinged to said support so that said cover and receptacle may swing to one side of the faucet, for the purpose described, means for locking both in an open and closed position, for the purpose set forth.

3. An improvementin soap-holding attachments, for pipes, 850., consisting of a support adapted to be detachably secured to a faucet, a soap-receptacle and its cover, a central inclined depression or seat in said cover, a rubber packing-bushing in said support, a head on such bushing having inclined sides adapted to engage the inclined sides of said depression and thereby effect a tight joint between said support and cover, the bottom of said depression perforated, combined with a larger perforated diaphragm within the soap-receptacle, said cover hinged to said support so that the soap-holding device may be swung to one side of the faucet, means for securing said soap-holding device both in an open and closed position, for the purpose set forth.

4. An improvement in soap-holding attachments, for pipes, faucets, &c., consisting of a support adapted to be detachably secured to a faucet or other like device, a soap-holding receptacle and its cover, said cover hinged to said support and adapted to swing to one side of the faucet, perforated partitions or diaphragms between which the soap is placed, means for effecting a tight joint between said cover and support, said soap-holding receptacle connected to its cover so that it can be opened therefrom to replenish or cleanse it, for the purpose set forth.

Signed at Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, this 26th day of June, A. D. 1897.

ALFRED E. C. GILMOUR.

Witnesses:

JO N B. CLAPP, JOHN W. RoBiNsoN. 

